Daily Practice · GCSE Science
November 1977 5-a-day
Every sheet in November 1977
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st November 1977A gas is heated in a sealed rigid container. Explain what happens to the pressure.
- 2nd November 1977A skydiver reaches terminal velocity during free fall. Explain what is meant by 'terminal velocity'.
- 3rd November 1977State the seven regions of the electromagnetic spectrum in order of increasing frequency.
- 4th November 1977State what provides the centripetal force that keeps a planet in orbit around the Sun.
- 5th November 1977Define an undifferentiated cell.
- 6th November 1977Which tissue transports water and mineral ions from the roots?
- 7th November 1977Give three uses of the glucose produced in photosynthesis.
- 8th November 1977Define the term allele.
- 9th November 1977A peat bog covered an area of 850 hectares in 2015. By 2025, drainage for farmland had reduced the peat bog to 680 hectares. Calculate the percentage decrease in the area of the peat bog.
- 10th November 1977Explain why steel (an alloy of iron and carbon) is generally harder than pure iron.
- 11th November 1977Why do polymers have higher melting points than small molecules such as methane?
- 12th November 1977Complete: acid + metal carbonate gives ...
- 13th November 1977State the four factors that can increase the rate of a chemical reaction.
- 14th November 1977Explain why carboxylic acids are described as 'weak acids'.
- 15th November 1977Name the two gases produced by photosynthesis and the substance it consumes alongside carbon dioxide.
- 16th November 1977By what factor does kinetic energy increase if speed is doubled?
- 17th November 1977Name the change of state when a liquid becomes a gas throughout the liquid, at its boiling point.
- 18th November 1977Define the term 'half-life' of a radioactive isotope.
- 19th November 1977Explain why ultraviolet radiation can be harmful to human skin.
- 20th November 1977State two ways of inducing a potential difference across a conductor using a magnetic field.
- 21st November 1977A student views a red blood cell at a magnification of x2000. The image of the cell measures 20 mm across. Calculate the real width of the cell, giving your answer in micrometres (um).
- 22nd November 1977Describe the positive result of the Biuret test.
- 23rd November 1977What is tested during preclinical testing?
- 24th November 1977A ruler is released and falls 20 cm before being caught. Using distance = 0.5 x g x time^2 with g = 9.8 m/s^2, calculate the reaction time, to 3 significant figures.
- 25th November 1977Name the equipment used to measure the abundance of a small plant species within a sample area.
- 26th November 1977State the two main steps used to produce potable water from a fresh water source.
- 27th November 1977State the charge on a calcium ion (Group 2).
- 28th November 1977Why do companies prefer reactions with a high atom economy?
- 29th November 1977On a reaction profile diagram, the reactants are drawn at a higher energy level than the products. State whether the reaction is exothermic or endothermic.
- 30th November 1977Define the term 'hydrocarbon'.